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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS

June 2, 2017Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2017, 8:29 PM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2017, 8:29 PM MDT (02:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2017, 11:30 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Yuma County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 71 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2017-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 46 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2017-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
46 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1690 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

831 
WGUS53 KGLD 030229
FFWGLD
COC125-030530-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0021.170603T0229Z-170603T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
829 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Yuma County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 1130 PM MDT

* At 829 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to four inches of rain have 
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Yuma and Clarkville. 

Additional rainfall amounts of a half inch to inch are possible in 
the warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10240 4003 10279 4032 10279 4035 10278
      4044 10278

$$

Lundquist
3 follow-up statements
910 
WGUS73 KGLD 030323
FFSGLD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
923 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

COC125-030530-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170603T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Yuma CO-
923 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN YUMA COUNTY...

At 922 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated up to three inches of rain 
have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Yuma and Clarkville. 

Additional rainfall amounts of a half inch or less are possible in 
the warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10240 4003 10279 4032 10279 4035 10278
      4044 10278

$$

Lundquist
478 
WGUS73 KGLD 030442
FFSGLD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1042 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

COC125-030530-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170603T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Yuma CO-
1042 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN YUMA COUNTY...

At 1041 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated up to four inches of rain 
had fallen. Flash flooding may already be occurring.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Yuma and Clarkville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10240 4003 10279 4032 10279 4035 10278
      4044 10278

$$

Lundquist
453 
WGUS73 KGLD 030524
FFSGLD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1124 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

COC125-030533-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170603T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Yuma CO-
1124 PM MDT FRI JUN 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN YUMA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1130 PM MDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4044 10240 4003 10279 4032 10279 4035 10278
      4044 10278

$$

Lundquist

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 6:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma15 min
Jun 2, 6:04 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDYuma5 hr
Jun 2, 6:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson13 min
Jun 2, 7:12 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDKit Carson5 hr
Jun 2, 8:07 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma4 hr
Jun 2, 8:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDKit Carson3 hr
Jun 2, 9:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne21 min
Jun 2, 9:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne15 min
Jun 2, 10:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne3 hr
Jun 2, 11:44 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma12 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.